How many renters in Iota, LA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Iota, LA, 2020–2024
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57.4% (±20.6 points) of renting households in Iota, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.4% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.4% (±19.9 points)
Median share of income: 34.6% (±19.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Iota

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Iota	Acadia Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	18.2% (±14.6 points)	15.3%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.5% (±15.9 points)	9.6%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.8% (±11.1 points)	10.2%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.1% (±7.7 points)	10.3%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±5.4 points)	8.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	49.4% (±19.9 points)	46.2%	46.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Iota against Acadia Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Iota	Acadia Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.4% (±20.6 points)	54.5% (±7.2 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.4% (±19.9 points)	46.2% (±6.6 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.6% (±19.8 points)	32.7% (±3.9 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,829 (±$12,014)	$23,226 (±$3,568)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$491 (±$157)	$681 (±$63)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Iota, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Acadia Parish (54.5%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (54.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Acadia Parish, Iota ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 178 of 397.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Iota

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Iota
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Iota	—	57.4% (±20.6 points)	—
Egan	5.6 mi	27.3% (±79.0 points)	Not measurably different
Estherwood	10 mi	49.1% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Crowley	10 mi	65.7% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mermentau	11 mi	70.8% (±35.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jennings	12 mi	58.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eunice	12 mi	59.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Basile	13 mi	29.4% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morse	14 mi	19.2% (±31.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morse, LA (19.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Acadia Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mermentau	70.8% (±35.5 points)
2	Crowley	65.7% (±11.9 points)
3	Iota	57.4% (±20.6 points)
4	Estherwood	49.1% (±40.8 points)
5	Church Point	48.5% (±21.3 points)
6	Rayne	47.6% (±13.6 points)
7	Egan	27.3% (±79.0 points)
8	Morse	19.2% (±31.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Iota

Are renters in Iota rent-burdened?

57.4% of renting households in Iota pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Iota spend on rent?

The median renting household in Iota, LA spends 34.6% (±19.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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